Striped bikini

MATERIALS: fingering weight mercerized cotton yarn

white, red, blue and yellow

Crochet hook number 2 or size to obtain gauge

white elastic thread

Gauge: 7 stitches (hdc)= 1 inch / 4 rows (hdc) = 1 inch

Instructions for small , medium and large size

TOP

With white yarn: Ch 54

Row 1: sc in each st across, turn.

Row 2: ch 2 (in place of first hdc), hdc in each st across, except last 10 sts, at end of row: 10 sc,turn.

Row 3: ch (in place of first sc), 9 sc, hdc in each st across until end of row, turn.

Row 4: repeat row 2.

With yellow yarn

Rows 5-7: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With white yarn

Rows 8-10: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With red yarn

Rows 11-13: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With white yarn

Rows 14-16: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With blue yarn

Rows 17-19: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With white yarn

Rows 20-22: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

Bind off, make the other cup the same way

FOR MEDIUM SIZE:

Ch 60

With white yarn:

Row 1: sc in each st across, turn.

Row 2: ch 2 (in place of first hdc), hdc in each st across, except last 10 sts, at end of row: 10 sc,turn.

Row 3: ch (in place of first sc), 9 sc, hdc in each st across until end of row, turn.

Row 4: repeat row 2.

With yellow yarn

Rows 5-7: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With white yarn

Rows 8-11: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With red yarn

Rows 12-14: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With white yarn

Rows 15-18: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With blue yarn

Rows 19-21: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With white yarn

Rows 22-25: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

FOR LARGE SIZE:

Ch 66

With white yarn:

Row 1: sc in each st across, turn.

Row 2: ch 2 (in place of first hdc), hdc in each st across, except last 10 sts, at end of row: 10 sc,turn.

Row 3: ch (in place of first sc), 9 sc, hdc in each st across until end of row, turn.

Row 4: repeat row 2.

Row 5: repeat row 3.

With yellow yarn

Rows 6-9: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With white yarn

Rows 10-13: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With red yarn

Rows 14-17: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With white yarn

Rows 18-21: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With blue yarn

Rows 22-25: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

With white yarn

Rows 26-29: for all even rows repeat row 2 and for all odd rows repeat row 3.

Sew the cups together. Make and edge in sc around the cups.

*Crochet four straps (neck & back tie) as follows: Ch 100 . Slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook. Slip stitch in each chain across.

*Join the straps to the cups

BOTTOM

Make two pieces as follows:

With white yarn

Ch 101

Row 1: sc in each st across, turn.

Row 2: ch3 (in place of first hdc), 49 hdc, [3 hdc in the next stitch (in the same stitch)], hdc in each st across until end of row

Row 3: ch3 (in place of first hdc), hdc in each stitch across until the middle point, [3 hdc in the middle of the shell of 3 hdc of previous row (in the same stitch)], hdc in each hdc until end of row.

Rows 4: repeat row 2

With yellow yarn Rows 5-8: repeat row 2

With white yarn Rows 9-12: repeat row 2

With red yarn Rows 13-16: repeat row 2

With white yarn Rows 17-20: repeat row 2

With blue yarn Rows 21-24: repeat row 2

With white yarn Rows 25-28: repeat row 2

FOR MEDIUM SIZE:

With white yarn Ch 109

Row 1: sc in each st across, turn.

Row 2: ch3 (in place of first hdc), 53 hdc, [3 hdc in the next stitch (in the same stitch)], hdc in each st across until end of row

Row 3: ch3 (in place of first hdc), hdc in each stitch across until the middle point, [3 hdc in the middle of the shell of 3 hdc of previous row (in the same stitch)], hdc in each hdc until end of row.

Rows 4-5: repeat row 2

With yellow yarn Rows 6-10: repeat row 2

With white yarn Rows 11-15: repeat row 2

With red yarn Rows 16-20: repeat row 2

With white yarn Rows 21-25: repeat row 2

With blue yarn Rows 26-30: repeat row 2

With white yarn Rows 31-35: repeat row 2

  FOR LARGE SIZE:

With white yarn

Ch 117

Row 1: sc in each st across, turn.

Row 2: ch3 (in place of first hdc), 58 hdc, [3 hdc in the next stitch (in the same stitch)], hdc in each st across until end of row

Row 3: ch3 (in place of first hdc), hdc in each stitch across until the middle point, [3 hdc in the middle of the shell of 3 hdc of previous row (in the same stitch)], hdc in each hdc until end of row.

Rows 4-6: repeat row 2

With yellow yarn Rows 7-12: repeat row 2

With white yarn Rows 13-18: repeat row 2

With red yarn Rows 19-24: repeat row 2

With white yarn Rows 25-30: repeat row 2

With blue yarn Rows 31-36: repeat row 2

With white yarn Rows 37-42: repeat row 2

With white yarn make a piece as follows:

Ch 20

Row 1-8: Ch3 (in place of first hdc), hdc until end of row

Assemble as shown: